A province is the second largest administrative division in
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
, after a
department. Each department is divided into
province
A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
s. There are 112
province
A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
s.
The country's provinces are further divided into 337
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
which are administered by an
alcalde
''Alcalde'' (; ) is the traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and Administration (government), administrative functions. An ''alcalde'' was, in the absence of a corregidor (position), corregidor, the presiding officer o ...
and
municipal council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough cou ...
.
List of provinces
Beni Department
Chuquisaca Department
Cochabamba Department
La Paz Department
Oruro Department
Pando Department
Potosí Department
Santa Cruz Department
Tarija Department
See also
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Departments of Bolivia
Bolivia is a unitary state consisting of nine department (administrative division), departments (). Departments are the primary subdivisions of Bolivia, and possess certain rights under the Constitution of Bolivia. Each department is represented ...
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Municipalities of Bolivia
Municipalities in Bolivia () are administrative divisions of the entire national territory governed by local elections. Municipalities are the third level of administrative divisions, below departments and provinces. Some of the provinces cons ...
Sources
Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Bolivia(Spanish)
{{Articles on second-level administrative divisions of South American countries
Subdivisions of Bolivia
Bolivia, Provinces
Provinces, Bolivia
Bolivia geography-related lists